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Chucky Is Ready To Slash His Way Into Theaters In First Real Image From ‘Child’s Play’ Reboot

After months of teasing and waiting we finally have our first real look at the Child’s Play reboot. In the new art, we see Buddi, the new Chucky doll. While he does look similar to the classic doll we’ve come to love and fear. First, you’ll notice the doll’s bigger eyes, then its sleeker look. Orion and MGM have teamed up for the Child’s Play reboot with Polaroid director Lars Klevberg in the director’s chair. Originally known as “The Good Guy Doll” the red-headed killer has been rebranded as “Buddi”, an A.I. doll vastly different from the original talking doll. The movie follows “(Aubrey Plaza) who gives her son (Gabrial Bateman) a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.” Beatrice Kitsos (“The Exorcist”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), and Ty Consiglio also star in the film written by Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury). Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing under their KatzSmith Productions banner. Aaron Schmidt

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2019
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Trailer For ‘I Eat Your Skin’ Promises “No Skin Will Be Spared”

New Wave Pictures’ remake of Del Tenney’s 1971 zombie flick I Eat Your Skin is headed our way. While we don’t have a release date, we do have the trailer. Starring Bollywood queen Sunny Leone, the movie centers on “A group of international photographers journey to photograph a rare bird in the Philippines, the Black Shama. They are told the legend of an ancient warlord whose spirit is said to still roam the land. Ignoring the warnings, they travel deep into the jungle and set up camp. When one of them finds a fresh corpse clutching a strange talisman, he becomes host to the vengeful ghost and begins to prey on his fellow travelers. By spear, by machete, by teeth – no skin will be spared.” I Eat Your Skin is an Australian/Philippines co-production from director John Klyza and is said to be “starkly divert from the original but with callbacks.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 14, 2019
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Movie Review: Hellboy (2019) Watch in 4DX or Heckle at Home

The Hellboy films by Guillermo del Toro sought out to humanize monsters. His character portrayals were softer and relatable. Hellboy by director Neil Marshall and writer Andrew Cosby instead created a genuinely fun, weird adventure. Hellboy’s filled with blood, gore, bad jokes, and killer visuals. The film aspired to blaze its own trail from the beginning. Telling the Hellboy story differently was the goal. I sought out a different experience as well and saw the film in 4DX. 4DX is a motion picture technology which adds environmental effects. Seat motion, wind, rain, scents, and lights accompany a standard audio and visual movie. The technology debuted in 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. The tech hit the U.S. in 2014, and this would be my first experience with it. The movie takes the obligation to share origin stories seriously. It does what it can to make a new place in the minds of the audience. The opening scene sets the stage for

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Fox Emm
Apr 14, 2019
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Blumhouse Conjures A Remake Of ‘The Craft’

The trend of remakes and reboots shows no signs of slowing, in fact, today, we have news about another classic being revamped, The Craft. That’s right, The Craft. Three years ago there was a remake in the works from director Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) who has since stepped away. Now, Blumhouse has found a new director, Zoe-Lister Jones (“Life in Pieces”). There was a script by Janiak and Phil Graziadei that picked up 20 years after the original movie with a new group of witches, but there is no word if the script will be used or if a new one will be written. Doug Wick, who produced the original, will be returning to produce along with Jason Blum. Andrew Fleming directed the original film that centered on a new girl (Robin Tunney) in town who joins a group of young witches played by Fairuza Blak, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 26, 2019
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Macon Blair Remaking ‘The Toxic Avenger’

Legendary has been kicking around the idea to reboot The Toxic Avenger for a long time, now it seems they are finally setting the wheels in motion, announcing today that the film’s writer-director will be Macon Blair, whose film I Don’t Feel At Home In This World is now streaming on Netflix. Troma’s 1984 classic, from Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman, tells the story of Melvin Ferd, a nerd working as a janitor in a New Jersey gym. Constantly picked on and bullied, Melvin is one day chased out of a second-story window landing in a drum of toxic waste which turns him into a hero with super-strength and a face only a mother could love. The Toxic Avenger then sets out to fight crime. Hopefully, more details will surface soon. If by some way you haven’t seen this gem, go check it out, it’s currently streaming on both Amazon Prime and Tubi.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2019
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Luca Gudagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Coming To Amazon Prime

Experience Luca Gudagnino’s twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic this May when Suspiria arrives on Amazon Prime. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz the film features a haunting score by Thom Yorke. Suspiria is Guadagnino’s directorial follow-up to the Oscar®-winning Call Me by Your Name (2017). Written by David Kajganich, Suspiria has received incredible critical praise with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it a “lavishly cerebral high-end horror film” and a “divinely demonic spectacle of womanly power.” The film centers on “young American dancer Susie Bannion (Johnson) who arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer, Madame Blanc, with her raw talent. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, Olga, the previous lead, breaks down and accuses the company’s female directors of being witches. As rehearsals intensify for the final performance of the company’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2019
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‘Upgrade’ Director To Remake ‘Escape From New York’

Genre fans should be very familiar with filmmaker Leigh Whannell, who is behind the Insidious franchise, Saw and Upgrade. He continues to add to his long list of horror hits. Not only was it just announced that Whannell will be in the director’s chair for Universal’s reboot of The Invisible Man, we’ve just learned that he will also be directing the remake of John Carpenter’s classic Escape from New York. THR is reporting that while no deal is in place at the moment their sources are saying he’s the one. “Whannell is kickstarting Escape from New York with a new vision for the project that sources say will retain elements of the original but bring new ideas to the table. One of Whannell’s goals is to avoid the bloated tentpole remake path that afflicted the reboots of the other 1980s-era movies such as Robocop and Total Recall.” Kurt Russell starred in the 1981 original as Snake Plissken, a convicted bank

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 2, 2019
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Legendary Is Remaking The Toxic Avenger!

Superheroes are everywhere these days. on TV, on the big screen. There’s one superhero movie that’s getting a remake that will blow your socks off, The Toxic Avenger. That’s right, Toxie is getting a new big budget movie. But that’s not all, Legendary Pictures plans to remake the entire franchise which includes three sequels, a cartoon, and a musical. Troma’s original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, follows Melvin, a bullied janitor who fell into a vat of toxic waste. He was transformed into a monster who uses his new powers to fight crime. Kaufman and Herz are onboard to oversee the franchise for Legendary. No writer or director has been announced at this point.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2018
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Luca Gudagnino’s Suspiria Dances On To Blu-ray This January

Experience Luca Gudagnino’s twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic this January when Suspiria arrives on Blu-ray™ this January. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz the film features a haunting score by Thom Yorke. Suspiria is Guadagnino’s directorial follow-up to the Oscar®-winning Call Me by Your Name (2017). Written by David Kajganich, Suspiria has received incredible critical praise with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it a “lavishly cerebral high-end horror film” and a “divinely demonic spectacle of womanly power.” The film centers on “young American dancer Susie Bannion (Johnson) who arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer, Madame Blanc, with her raw talent. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, Olga, the previous lead, breaks down and accuses the company’s female directors of being witches. As rehearsals intensify for the final performance of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2018
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Jordan Peele’s Candyman “Reimagining” Gets A Release Date

Jordan Peele (Get Out) is ready to chant Candyman…Candyman…That’s right, the brilliant mind that brought us Get Out is remaking the classic. MGM has announced that they are partnering with Peele’s Monkeypaw Production and Win Rosenfeld to produce the re-imagining of Candyman, inspired by Clive Barker’s short story The Forbidden. Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) is set to direct from the screenplay penned by Peele and Rosenfeld. Described as a “spiritual sequel” the film returns to the same neighborhood where the legend began. The film will take place in the now gentrified area in Chicago that has replaced the housing projects known as Cabrini-Green. There is no word yet if Tony Todd will reprise his role as Candyman. MGM will produce as well as finance the film with Universal distributing. Candyman is set to begin production in 2019 and will open in theaters on June 12, 2020. In the meantime, check out the original trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 27, 2018

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Chucky Is Ready To Slash His Way Into Theaters In First Real Image From ‘Child’s Play’ Reboot

After months of teasing and waiting we finally have our first real look at the Child’s Play reboot. In the new art, we see Buddi, the new Chucky doll. While he does look similar to the classic doll we’ve come to love and fear. First, you’ll notice the doll’s bigger eyes, then its sleeker look. Orion and MGM have teamed up for the Child’s Play reboot with Polaroid director Lars Klevberg in the director’s chair. Originally known as “The Good Guy Doll” the red-headed killer has been rebranded as “Buddi”, an A.I. doll vastly different from the original talking doll. The movie follows “(Aubrey Plaza) who gives her son (Gabrial Bateman) a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.” Beatrice Kitsos (“The Exorcist”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), and Ty Consiglio also star in the film written by Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury). Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing under their KatzSmith Productions banner. Aaron Schmidt

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 16, 2019
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Trailer For ‘I Eat Your Skin’ Promises “No Skin Will Be Spared”

New Wave Pictures’ remake of Del Tenney’s 1971 zombie flick I Eat Your Skin is headed our way. While we don’t have a release date, we do have the trailer. Starring Bollywood queen Sunny Leone, the movie centers on “A group of international photographers journey to photograph a rare bird in the Philippines, the Black Shama. They are told the legend of an ancient warlord whose spirit is said to still roam the land. Ignoring the warnings, they travel deep into the jungle and set up camp. When one of them finds a fresh corpse clutching a strange talisman, he becomes host to the vengeful ghost and begins to prey on his fellow travelers. By spear, by machete, by teeth – no skin will be spared.” I Eat Your Skin is an Australian/Philippines co-production from director John Klyza and is said to be “starkly divert from the original but with callbacks.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 14, 2019
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Movie Review: Hellboy (2019) Watch in 4DX or Heckle at Home

The Hellboy films by Guillermo del Toro sought out to humanize monsters. His character portrayals were softer and relatable. Hellboy by director Neil Marshall and writer Andrew Cosby instead created a genuinely fun, weird adventure. Hellboy’s filled with blood, gore, bad jokes, and killer visuals. The film aspired to blaze its own trail from the beginning. Telling the Hellboy story differently was the goal. I sought out a different experience as well and saw the film in 4DX. 4DX is a motion picture technology which adds environmental effects. Seat motion, wind, rain, scents, and lights accompany a standard audio and visual movie. The technology debuted in 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. The tech hit the U.S. in 2014, and this would be my first experience with it. The movie takes the obligation to share origin stories seriously. It does what it can to make a new place in the minds of the audience. The opening scene sets the stage for

Continue reading →
Fox Emm
Apr 14, 2019
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Blumhouse Conjures A Remake Of ‘The Craft’

The trend of remakes and reboots shows no signs of slowing, in fact, today, we have news about another classic being revamped, The Craft. That’s right, The Craft. Three years ago there was a remake in the works from director Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) who has since stepped away. Now, Blumhouse has found a new director, Zoe-Lister Jones (“Life in Pieces”). There was a script by Janiak and Phil Graziadei that picked up 20 years after the original movie with a new group of witches, but there is no word if the script will be used or if a new one will be written. Doug Wick, who produced the original, will be returning to produce along with Jason Blum. Andrew Fleming directed the original film that centered on a new girl (Robin Tunney) in town who joins a group of young witches played by Fairuza Blak, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 26, 2019
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Macon Blair Remaking ‘The Toxic Avenger’

Legendary has been kicking around the idea to reboot The Toxic Avenger for a long time, now it seems they are finally setting the wheels in motion, announcing today that the film’s writer-director will be Macon Blair, whose film I Don’t Feel At Home In This World is now streaming on Netflix. Troma’s 1984 classic, from Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman, tells the story of Melvin Ferd, a nerd working as a janitor in a New Jersey gym. Constantly picked on and bullied, Melvin is one day chased out of a second-story window landing in a drum of toxic waste which turns him into a hero with super-strength and a face only a mother could love. The Toxic Avenger then sets out to fight crime. Hopefully, more details will surface soon. If by some way you haven’t seen this gem, go check it out, it’s currently streaming on both Amazon Prime and Tubi.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2019
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Luca Gudagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Coming To Amazon Prime

Experience Luca Gudagnino’s twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic this May when Suspiria arrives on Amazon Prime. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz the film features a haunting score by Thom Yorke. Suspiria is Guadagnino’s directorial follow-up to the Oscar®-winning Call Me by Your Name (2017). Written by David Kajganich, Suspiria has received incredible critical praise with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it a “lavishly cerebral high-end horror film” and a “divinely demonic spectacle of womanly power.” The film centers on “young American dancer Susie Bannion (Johnson) who arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer, Madame Blanc, with her raw talent. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, Olga, the previous lead, breaks down and accuses the company’s female directors of being witches. As rehearsals intensify for the final performance of the company’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 21, 2019
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‘Upgrade’ Director To Remake ‘Escape From New York’

Genre fans should be very familiar with filmmaker Leigh Whannell, who is behind the Insidious franchise, Saw and Upgrade. He continues to add to his long list of horror hits. Not only was it just announced that Whannell will be in the director’s chair for Universal’s reboot of The Invisible Man, we’ve just learned that he will also be directing the remake of John Carpenter’s classic Escape from New York. THR is reporting that while no deal is in place at the moment their sources are saying he’s the one. “Whannell is kickstarting Escape from New York with a new vision for the project that sources say will retain elements of the original but bring new ideas to the table. One of Whannell’s goals is to avoid the bloated tentpole remake path that afflicted the reboots of the other 1980s-era movies such as Robocop and Total Recall.” Kurt Russell starred in the 1981 original as Snake Plissken, a convicted bank

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 2, 2019
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Legendary Is Remaking The Toxic Avenger!

Superheroes are everywhere these days. on TV, on the big screen. There’s one superhero movie that’s getting a remake that will blow your socks off, The Toxic Avenger. That’s right, Toxie is getting a new big budget movie. But that’s not all, Legendary Pictures plans to remake the entire franchise which includes three sequels, a cartoon, and a musical. Troma’s original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, follows Melvin, a bullied janitor who fell into a vat of toxic waste. He was transformed into a monster who uses his new powers to fight crime. Kaufman and Herz are onboard to oversee the franchise for Legendary. No writer or director has been announced at this point.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2018
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Luca Gudagnino’s Suspiria Dances On To Blu-ray This January

Experience Luca Gudagnino’s twisted re-imagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic this January when Suspiria arrives on Blu-ray™ this January. Starring Dakota Johnson, Oscar® winner and Golden Globe® nominee* Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Mia Goth, and Chloë Grace Moretz the film features a haunting score by Thom Yorke. Suspiria is Guadagnino’s directorial follow-up to the Oscar®-winning Call Me by Your Name (2017). Written by David Kajganich, Suspiria has received incredible critical praise with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman calling it a “lavishly cerebral high-end horror film” and a “divinely demonic spectacle of womanly power.” The film centers on “young American dancer Susie Bannion (Johnson) who arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company, stunning the troupe’s famed choreographer, Madame Blanc, with her raw talent. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, Olga, the previous lead, breaks down and accuses the company’s female directors of being witches. As rehearsals intensify for the final performance of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2018
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Jordan Peele’s Candyman “Reimagining” Gets A Release Date

Jordan Peele (Get Out) is ready to chant Candyman…Candyman…That’s right, the brilliant mind that brought us Get Out is remaking the classic. MGM has announced that they are partnering with Peele’s Monkeypaw Production and Win Rosenfeld to produce the re-imagining of Candyman, inspired by Clive Barker’s short story The Forbidden. Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) is set to direct from the screenplay penned by Peele and Rosenfeld. Described as a “spiritual sequel” the film returns to the same neighborhood where the legend began. The film will take place in the now gentrified area in Chicago that has replaced the housing projects known as Cabrini-Green. There is no word yet if Tony Todd will reprise his role as Candyman. MGM will produce as well as finance the film with Universal distributing. Candyman is set to begin production in 2019 and will open in theaters on June 12, 2020. In the meantime, check out the original trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 27, 2018
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